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Important Vocab GDP Currency value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders...

Important Vocab

GDP

Currency value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders

Real GDP

Currency value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders minus the

effects of inflation

Inflation

A general rise in the price level of an economy

Consumption

Dollar value of all goods and services purchased by households

Investment

Dollar value of all goods and services purchased by business for the purpose of using in their

business

Government Spending

Dollar value of all goods and services purchased by the various agencies of the United States.

Net Exports

Dollar value of all goods and services produced in the United States and shipped to other countries

MINUS the value of the goods and services imported from other countries

Aggregate Demand

The amount of goods and services ALL buyers in the economy are willing/able to buy at all the

possible price levels

Aggregate Supply

The amount of goods and services ALL companies are willing to produce at ALL possible price levels

GDP Per Capita

Currency value of all final goods and services produced within a country’s borders divided by

the population

Imports

Goods and services produced in other countries, then brought to the United States in exchange for

currency

Exports

Goods and services produced in the United States, then sent to other countries in exchange for

currency

Standard of Living

Intangible concept that seeks to represent a country’s level of economic prosperity. Correlates

with GDP growth

                        

Based on the vocab & videos in Chapter 8 complete the following:

What is GDP?

  • Currency value of all _____________ goods and services produced

_________________ in a given period

  • Total income of a nation
  • Measure of nation‟s economic well-being
  • Measure of a nation‟s ______________________ from one period to the next
  • Most commonly calculated via ____________________

Four components of GDP expenditures

  • Consumption: $ amount of goods and services purchased by__________________
    • ONLY counts goods produced in the _____________
    • Examples: __________________________________

  • Investment: $ amount spent by business on productive resources and purchases of _________ by consumers! - New machines, new factories, research
    • ____________________________ also counts

  • Government: $ amount spent ____________________provided goods and services
    • Example: ______________________________________

  • Net exports = _______________________________

Exports: ________________________________________

Imports:________________________________________

GDP = _____ + _____ + _____ + _____

What’s NOT included in GDP?

  • Intermediate goods            ¨ Financial transactions
  • Used goods            ¨ Household production
  • Underground production (black    ¨ Transfer payments market)           

           

                                

What GDP does not tell us:

  • Does not measure ___________________
  • Does not measure non-monetary output or transactions (e.g., barter, household activities) ¨ Does not take into account desirable externalities, such as ________________

_________________________________

  • Does not measure social well-being
  • Correlates to standard of living but is _______________________________

       

Scenario

Component of GDP affected:

C, I, G, X-M, or NCnot counted

Effect on GDP

(increase, decrease, no change)

1. A farmer purchases a new tractor.

2. Businesses increase their current inventories.

3. You spend $7 to attend a movie.

4. Worried about consumer confidence, Ford purchases less sheet metal for cars.

5. A retired man cashes his social security check from the government.

6. A French company purchases a one-year membership to PartyPeople.com, a U.S.-based

website.

7. A person pays $450 a month to rent an apartment.

8. Worried about a recession, people begin saving more money.

9. The U.S. government hires 10 Chinese-language experts from China to train U.S. workers.

10. Government closes school for the month of March.

           

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Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter...

Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Beech Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash $ 74,000
Accounts receivable 143,000
Inventory 73,500
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 224,000
Total assets $ 514,500
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 85,000
Common stock 310,000
Retained earnings 119,500
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 514,500

Beech’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

  1. Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $350,000, $370,000, $360,000, and $380,000, respectively.

  2. All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 45% in the month of sale and 55% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

  3. Each month’s ending inventory must equal 20% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 70% of sales. The company pays for 30% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 70% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

  4. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $46,000. Each month $7,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $39,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

  5. The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash collections for the quarter ended September 30.

2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

3. Prepare an income statement for the quarter ended September 30.

4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30.

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Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter...

Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Beech Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash $ 93,000
Accounts receivable 127,000
Inventory 45,000
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 219,000
Total assets $ 484,000
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 80,000
Common stock 330,000
Retained earnings 74,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 484,000


Beech’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

-Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $300,000, $320,000, $310,000, and $330,000, respectively.

-All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 35% in the month of sale and 65% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

-Each month’s ending inventory must equal 25% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 60% of sales. The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

-Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $56,000. Each month $6,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $50,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

-The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash collections for the quarter ended September 30.

2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

3. Prepare an income statement for the quarter ended September 30.

4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30.

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Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter...

Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Beech Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash $ 75,000
Accounts receivable 140,000
Inventory 66,500
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 227,000
Total assets $ 508,500
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 88,000
Common stock 311,000
Retained earnings 109,500
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 508,500

Exercise 8-13

Beech’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

  1. Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $380,000, $400,000, $390,000, and $410,000, respectively.

  2. All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 45% in the month of sale and 55% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

  3. Each month’s ending inventory must equal 15% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 70% of sales. The company pays for 30% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 70% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

  4. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $52,000. Each month $7,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $45,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

  5. The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash collections for the quarter ended September 30.

2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

3. Prepare an income statement for the quarter ended September 30.

4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30.

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Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter...

Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Beech Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash $ 90,000
Accounts receivable 136,000
Inventory 62,000
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 210,000
Total assets $ 498,000
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 71,100
Common stock 327,000
Retained earnings 99,900
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 498,000

Beech’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

  1. Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $210,000, $230,000, $220,000, and $240,000, respectively.

  2. All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 45% in the month of sale and 55% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

  3. Each month’s ending inventory must equal 20% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 60% of sales. The company pays for 30% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 70% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

  4. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $60,000. Each month $5,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $55,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

  5. The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash collections for the quarter ended September 30.

2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

3. Prepare an income statement for the quarter ended September 30.

4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30.

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Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter...

Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Beech Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash $ 82,000
Accounts receivable 129,000
Inventory 52,500
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 217,000
Total assets $ 480,500
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 78,000
Common stock 347,000
Retained earnings 55,500
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 480,500

Beech’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

  1. Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $280,000, $300,000, $290,000, and $310,000, respectively.

  2. All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 45% in the month of sale and 55% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

  3. Each month’s ending inventory must equal 15% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 70% of sales. The company pays for 30% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 70% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

  4. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $52,000. Each month $5,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $47,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

  5. The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash collections for the quarter ended September 30.

2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

3. Prepare an income statement for the quarter ended September 30.

4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30.

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Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter...

Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Beech Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash $ 80,000
Accounts receivable 135,000
Inventory 41,250
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 211,000
Total assets $ 467,250
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 72,000
Common stock 345,000
Retained earnings 50,250
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 467,250

Beech’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $220,000, $240,000, $230,000, and $250,000, respectively.

All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 45% in the month of sale and 55% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

Each month’s ending inventory must equal 15% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 70% of sales. The company pays for 30% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 70% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $40,000. Each month $6,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $34,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash collections for the quarter ended September 30.

2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

3. Prepare an income statement for the quarter ended September 30.

4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30.

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Milo Company manufactures beach umbrellas. The company is preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter and...

Milo Company manufactures beach umbrellas. The company is preparing detailed budgets for the third quarter and has assembled the following information to assist in the budget preparation:

  1. The Marketing Department has estimated sales as follows for the remainder of the year (in units):

July 38,000 October 28,000
August 86,000 November 14,500
September 55,000 December 15,000

The selling price of the beach umbrellas is $13 per unit.

  1. All sales are on account. Based on past experience, sales are collected in the following pattern:

30% in the month of sale
65% in the month following sale
5% uncollectible

Sales for June totaled $455,000.

  1. The company maintains finished goods inventories equal to 15% of the following month’s sales. This requirement will be met at the end of June.

  2. Each beach umbrella requires 4 feet of Gilden, a material that is sometimes hard to acquire. Therefore, the company requires that the ending inventory of Gilden be equal to 50% of the following month’s production needs. The inventory of Gilden on hand at the beginning and end of the quarter will be:

June 30 90,400 feet
September 30 ? feet
  1. Gilden costs $0.60 per foot. One-half of a month’s purchases of Gilden is paid for in the month of purchase; the remainder is paid for in the following month. The accounts payable on July 1 for purchases of Gilden during June will be $48,390.

Required:

1. Calculate the estimated sales, by month and in total, for the third quarter.

2. Calculate the expected cash collections, by month and in total, for the third quarter.

3. Calculate the estimated quantity of beach umbrellas that need to be produced in July, August, September, and October.

4. Calculate the quantity of Gilden (in feet) that needs to be purchased by month and in total, for the third quarter.

5. Calculate the cost of the raw material (Gilden) purchases by month and in total, for the third quarter.

6. Calculate the expected cash disbursements for raw material (Gilden) purchases, by month and in total, for the third quarter.

Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.

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Calculate the estimated quantity of beach umbrellas that need to be produced in July, August, September, and October.

July August September October
Required production in units
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Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter...

Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is shown below:

Beech Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash $ 84,000
Accounts receivable 144,000
Inventory 63,750
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 223,000
Total assets $ 514,750
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 84,000
Common stock 349,000
Retained earnings 81,750
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 514,750

Exercise 8-12

Beech’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $340,000, $360,000, $350,000, and $370,000, respectively.

All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 35% in the month of sale and 65% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

Each month’s ending inventory must equal 25% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 75% of sales. The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $44,000. Each month $6,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $38,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash collections for the quarter ended September 30.

2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

3. Prepare an income statement for the quarter ended September 30.

4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30.

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Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter...

Beech Corporation is a merchandising company that is preparing a master budget for the third quarter of the calendar year. The company’s balance sheet as of June 30th is:

Beech Corporation
Balance Sheet
June 30
Assets
Cash $ 90,000
Accounts receivable 136,000
Inventory 62,000
Plant and equipment, net of depreciation 210,000
Total assets $ 498,000
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable $ 71,100
Common stock 327,000
Retained earnings 99,900
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 498,000

Beech’s managers have made the following additional assumptions and estimates:

1. Estimated sales for July, August, September, and October will be $210,000, $230,000, $220,000, and $240,000, respectively.

2. All sales are on credit and all credit sales are collected. Each month’s credit sales are collected 35% in the month of sale and 65% in the month following the sale. All of the accounts receivable at June 30 will be collected in July.

3. Each month’s ending inventory must equal 30% of the cost of next month’s sales. The cost of goods sold is 60% of sales. The company pays for 40% of its merchandise purchases in the month of the purchase and the remaining 60% in the month following the purchase. All of the accounts payable at June 30 will be paid in July.

4. Monthly selling and administrative expenses are always $60,000. Each month $5,000 of this total amount is depreciation expense and the remaining $55,000 relates to expenses that are paid in the month they are incurred.

5. The company does not plan to borrow money or pay or declare dividends during the quarter ended September 30. The company does not plan to issue any common stock or repurchase its own stock during the quarter ended September 30.

Required:

1. Prepare a schedule of expected cash collections for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash collections for the quarter ended September 30.

2-a. Prepare a merchandise purchases budget for July, August, and September. Also compute total merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

2-b. Prepare a schedule of expected cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for July, August, and September. Also compute total cash disbursements for merchandise purchases for the quarter ended September 30.

3. Prepare an income statement for the quarter ended September 30.

4. Prepare a balance sheet as of September 30.

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